221 p. :bill. ;c23 cm

"This collection critically analyzes the concept of "terrorism," the Canadian and American government responses to terrorist activity since the events of 9/11 and the problem of government policies infringing on basic human rights and freedoms. The authors direct their attention to various topics including the relationship between the capitalist economic system and the war on terror, the legality and efficacy of the Anti-Terrorism Act and the USA PATRIOT Act, and the insecurities created by the new security regime." "The intensification of public surveillance is shown to undermine democratic values and accentuate state coercion, and tightened border controls are revealed to be thinly veiled discrimination against particular racial, ethnic and religious groups. The conclusion of this book highlights the need for an informed public debate about security and for society to question and re-examine the need for enhanced security measures, particularly when such processes counter democratic values. Suggestions for both long-term and short-term policy changes are put forward."--BOOK JACKET

Includes bibliographical references

Security, insecurity, and human rights : contextualizing post-9/11 / Alexandra Dobrowolsky, Sandra Rollings-Magnusson and Marc G. Doucet -- Towards a theory of terrorism / Gary Teeple -- New rules for a new game : the challenge of preserving human dignity in a shadow war / Christine Yalda and Jonathan White -- Buying security with freedom : the vulnerability of human rights in Canda in the post-9/11 era / Sandra Rollings-Magnusson -- Are human rights jeopardized in twenty-first-century Canada? An examination of immigration policies post-9/11 / Lori Wilkinson -- Securitizing citizenship : identity cards, secure passports, and border surveillance in Canada / Kevin Walby and Sean P. Hier -- Public opinion about surveillance in post 9/11 Alberta : trading privacy for security? / Amber Gazso and Kevin Haggerty -- From caring to uncaring? Coercive tendencies in state service work / Greg McElligott -- "No one left to speak out" : the USA Patriot Act and the future of U.S. social movements / Patrice LeClerc and Kenneth A. Gould -- Security, human rights, and social justice : where do we go from here? / Sandra Rollings-Magnusson

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